EP 0435492 A3 19930407 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT
Title (en)
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 33889789 A 19891228
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0435492A2] For displaying 3-D objects such as iso-surfaces, polygons are generated and drawn simultaneously by processing cells (elements) spanned by grids in the order of decreasing distance from a current view point. The elements are divided into five or six tetrahedrons (sub-elements) and iso-surfaces are generated in each tetrahedron. This technique enables the rapid displaying of iso-surfaces from 3-D grid data with hidden surfaces processed, without the need for a depth buffer memory. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06T 15/40 (2011.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G06T 15/40 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [A] FR 2406927 A1 19790518 - INST AVTOMATIKI ELEKTROMETRI [SU]
- [A] US 3889107 A 19750610 - SUTHERLAND IVAN E
Designated contracting state (EPC)
BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0435492 A2 19910703; EP 0435492 A3 19930407; EP 0435492 B1 19970502; CA 2032847 A1 19910629; CA 2032847 C 19960514; DE 69030618 D1 19970605; DE 69030618 T2 19971023; JP H03202981 A 19910904; JP H0792838 B2 19951009; US 5537520 A 19960716
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 90313278 A 19901206; CA 2032847 A 19901220; DE 69030618 T 19901206; JP 33889789 A 19891228; US 12071193 A 19930913